What’s Your Weather?Saturday A 20 percent chance of rain after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Saturday Night A chance of rain before 1 a.m., then a chance of rain and sleet. Mostly cl...

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Courtesy of the Natchitoches NWS cooperative observer Wiley Butler Natchitoches Times

Frankie Ray to host family eventThe principal, faculty and staff of Frankie Ray Senior Technical Center at 820 Koonce St. will have events for parents and community members Thursday, Jan. 15. The schedule is: Parent/Teacher Confe...

PTO meeting is MondayThe NCHS PTO Meeting Monday, Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria will discuss Scholarship Opportunities for students. Guidance counselors and organization members will inform parents and students on...

Voters League meeting setThe Natchitoches Parish Voters and Civic League will meet Tuesday, Jan. 13 at the Old North Street Day Care Center across form the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is open t...

FICKLE women's group collects toys for ChristmasThe FICKLE (Friends in Christ, Keeping Life Easy) group collected toys for their Christmas party, which they then donated to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Department toy drive. On front row fro...

EventsEvents and meetings that appear in this column are open to the public. Weight Watchers meetings are Mondays at 5:30 p.m. at Lightway Nazarene Church at 112 East Fifth St. The Natchitoches Parish Li...

School board discusses budget, school prayerSupt. of Schools Jesse Dale Skinner cautioned principals to adhere to court orders regarding promoting and proselytizing religion in schools when he gave his report to the school board Tuesday duri...

Events Events and meetings that appear in this column are open to the public. Weight Watchers meetings are Mondays at 5:30 p.m. at Lightway Nazarene Church at 112 East Fifth St. Walmart will sell prepacka...

Officer’s Ball to support NPSO Honor GuardConsidered the “guardians of the colors” the Natchitoches Parish Sherriff’s Office Honor Guard is a select group of deputies that volunteer their service with a high degree of pride and self determ...

Work begins on South Drive expansion projectChris Boyd, Chad Whitstine and Jay Smith stake the right of ways for utilities on South Drive. The project will construct a center turn lane at Royal St. and widen the northbound and southbound lan...

EventsEvents and meetings that appear in this column are open to the public. Weight Watchers meetings are Mondays at 5:30 p.m. at Lightway Nazarene Church at 112 East Fifth St. Walmart will sell prepacka...

Christian Outreach Center shows community supportIn an effort to ensure young children have a happy and memorable Christmas, Pastor Carl Means and First Lady Mary Means of the Christian Outreach Center in Natchtiches, purchased gifts and delivere...

Legislative session passes new laws for 2015New Orleans City Business BATON ROUGE — Smoking will be banned near state-owned office buildings, drunken driving statutes will be rewritten and payday lenders will have to offer no-fee installment...

LSMSA to host Exploration DayProspective students and their parents will have an opportunity to learn more about the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts on Monday, Jan. 19, when the school hosts its annual Explora...

Walmart collects food to defeat hungerThe Natchitoches Walmart is one of many store locations throughout the state participating in the “Defeat Hunger Bowl” Thursday, Jan. 8 –Sunday, Feb. 1 in an effort to collect food and raise awaren...

Rain causes Cane River levels to riseNatchitoches NWS cooperative observer Wiley Butler took this photo of Cane River Jan. 3 after a seven-day rainfall period totaling 6.44 inches, counting two previous rains from last weekend and the...